"Dexter" Born Free (2006)

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

Daniel Cerone (writer)
Lauren Gussis (staff writer)

TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

17 December 2006 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Dexter races against the clock to find Debra when she is abducted by Rudy, the Ice Truck Killer, which leads the two psychopathic killers to have a fateful showdown, and who finally reveals his connection to Dexter.

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Learning Identity Of Mother | Brother Sister Relationship | Sister | Fratricide

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sergeant James Doakes
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria Laguerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Capt. Tom Matthews (as Geoff Pierson)
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Mark Pellegrino	...	Paul Bennett
Christian Camargo	...	Rudy Cooper
Judith Scott	...	Lt. Esme Pasquale
Scott Atkinson	...	Bob Hicks
Christina Robinson	...	Astor
Daniel Goldman	...	Cody

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Japan:Unrated | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16

Company:

Colleton Company, The

Trivia:

While Dexter and Rudy was sitting around the table, Rudy drinks a beer which has a skull logo on it. Brand of the beer is "Jekyll Island" which resembles the book "Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hide ".

Goofs:

Factual errors: Dexter finds the story of Laura's murder in the October 3rd edition of the newspaper. The October 3rd paper would report on what happened October 2nd. Brian would have known that they were actually "born free" on 10/2, not 10/3 (leaving aside the fact that if they were found on 10/2, then the murders actually occurred on 9/30).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dexter Morgan: I've lived in darkness a long time. Over the years, my eyes adjusted until the dark became my world and I could see. But then Rudy turned on the light. He flooded my memory and now I'm blind.

Movie Connections:

References Born Free (1966)

Morally conflicted Dexter is forced to make difficult choices

Firstly Dexter is an examination of the human condition using a morally disjointed protagonist.

The Sopranos deals with this theme in much greater depth and detail. Dexter doesn't hold a candle to it.

The ice-truck killer was everything I expected and more. I was somewhat disappointed in the unveiling of said individual, and the way the story unfolded after the revelation.

The way the ice-truck killer impacted and conflicted Dexter was excellent - just as any good villain should - but the episodes didn't examine these psychological conflicts the way I thought they should have.

Dexter took it's time revealing and unfolding the story of the ice-truck killer, but the moral conflicts of Dexter were dealt with quickly (that's not to say his moral conflicts are resolved) and could have used longer study time.

The show has somewhat worked as a plot-driven character study. But I want less plot and more character.

I have disliked the narration in Dexter except for a few comedic lines. So much of the narration is repeated information in the form of something much easier to understand.

Naturally the nature and plot of this show will generate fan-boy praise. I just hope people never see this show as something as good or better than The Sopranos. But, hey - it's only the first season.